In Geography, we study about the earth as a whole. Political Geography is a branch of geography which studies the political entities like countries, across the globe. It always helps to have a good idea about the location of different nations. List of countries of the world, classified according to the continent they belong is […]
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Movements of ocean water: Waves, Tides and Ocean Currents
Our Geography notes continue. Having covered the most important concepts in land, we are now dealing with the water (hydrosphere). In the last article, we have seen the ocean bottom topography. In this comprehensive post, we will cover the movements of ocean water – waves, tides and ocean currents. We hope the notes will turn highly handy for quick […]
Ocean Currents – Shortcut method by to learn faster
In our geography notes on the hydrosphere, we have seen the major movements of the ocean water. They are – waves, tides and ocean currents. Having covered the fundamentals, we shall see in this post, a super-fast way to learn the details of ocean currents. Names, direction, nature….and what not! Well, you might have heard so many names like Kuroshio current, […]
Ocean Floor: Everything you need to know
Geography is an interesting subject which covers land (lithosphere), water (hydrosphere) and air (atmosphere). Hope you have gone through our easy-to-learn notes covering important land features. Now let’s see how to learn fast the concepts associated with hydrosphere. Let’s start from ocean floor first. Earth – the water planet We know that our earth is the only […]
Earth’s Crust: Elements, Minerals and Rocks
In the previous article in geography section, we have discussed in detail about the interior of the earth. We have seen different layers like crust, core, and mantle. The Crust – even though very thin – as being the outer part of the lithosphere, is very significant. In this article, we focus on how to learn fast the composition […]
Earth’s Crust: Elements, Minerals and Rocks
In the previous article in geography section, we have discussed in detail about the interior of the earth. We have seen different layers like crust, core, and mantle. The Crust – even though very thin – as being the outer part of the lithosphere, is very significant. In this article, we focus on how to learn fast the composition […]
Major Landforms – Mountains, Plateaus, and Plains: Learn faster
Forces inside and outside the earth can change the shape of earth’s surface. We have already seen the effects of geomorphic forces in our previous Geography notes. Endogenic forces and exogenic forces can create a lot of landforms. A landform is a natural feature of the solid surface of the Earth. Examples include Mountains, Plateaus, and Plains. In this post, ClearIAS […]
Interior of the Earth: Crust, Mantle and Core
In this article (geography section), we discuss the interior of the earth. Understanding the basic structure of earth is very important to learn higher concepts well. Also, the origin of many phenomena like earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunami etc are linked with the structure of earth’s interior. What should you understand about the interior of the earth? It is not […]
Erosion and Deposition: Action of Wind and Waves
In the previous articles, we have been discussing various exogenic geomorphic agents like water (running water and groundwater) and glaciers. We have seen the evolution of landforms due to these agents. In this post, we discuss in detail how the wind and the waves cause the evolution of various landforms on the earth surface. Action of Winds: The wind […]
Erosion and Deposition: Action of Glaciers
In the previous article, we were discussing the evolution of landforms due to the activities of running water and groundwater. This article deals with the evolution of landforms due to another exogenic geomorphic agent – glaciers. What is a Glacier? Glaciers are a mass of ice moving under its own weight. They are commonly found in the snow-fields. We […]